Prolific netting

The trap hasn't been great lately, numbers are still a bit low, but new species are slowly appearing which is good to see.

Although it really is about the warm relatively still days that will be most prolific for moths at this time of year, particularly micro moths that are easy to disturb by sweeping vegetation or tapping bushes. Failing that, a spot of dusk netting when the weather feels warm and with little breeze are always the best conditions.

Last night was pretty much that, little breeze and warm enough for some interest.  

 

With no less than 7 species netted within an hour, and many more either lost or out of reach.

 

Rewind back to earlier, and two species were noteworthy before I even readied the trap, or the net. 

 

A cracking little Chrysoesthia sexguttella was spotted crawling up the back door in the morning at around 9am, and later on, the first Pammene suspectana was taken to the ARG lure after 4pm, a typical time for this enigmatic species.

 

Overnight there was a few bits and pieces, but just one new moth, the first of many Turnip Moths I suspect.

Giving it a miss tonight.

 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 111 species

26/04/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Macro Moths

Turnip Moth 1 [NFY]

Chocolate-tip 1
Double-striped Pug 2
Garden Carpet 4

Iron Prominent 1
Muslin Moth 5
Nut-tree Tussock 2

Oak-tree Pug 3

Pebble Prominent 2
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2

Micro Moths 

Chrysoesthia sexguttella 1 [NFY] Daytime
Monopis laevigella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Pammene suspectana 1 [NFY] (to arg lure)
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Elachista rufocinerea 2 (netted)
Endrosis sarcitrella 1 (netted)
Epiphyas postvittana 2 (netted)
Mompha subbistrigella 1 (netted)
Monopis crocicapitella 2 (netted)

 

Turnip Moth

Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Monopis laevigella

Pammene suspectana

Pseudoswammerdamia combinella